SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 120, 13 February 1908, Page 3

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Yesterday afternoon,'.at' Wesley Church, Taranaki Street,' Miss May. Tonks, fifth daughter of Mr. William Tonks,. Melrose,' -vas:married to Mr; Jlartin Williams, secondson, of Mr. Sanson Williams, of-Melrose.-Tho. bride; wore a dress of. white chiffon taffetas trimmed; with handsome, Maltese V laco, with; veil . and orange. blossoms, and she carried a . bouquet of. white roses, gloxinias,' and, asparagus ferns. She was attonded ,by three , bridesmaids, Miss Lena ,Tonk's ; . her. sister, .Miss" Violet.Lewis,. and Miss .Lily, Williaiiis (sister, of. the.; bridegroom),', who wore. pretty'- frocks of jshell-pink . taffetas with ,bands;'of ./brown, silk, ancl . brown ;hats-with large pink roses.. They carried bouquets-of pink gloxinias'arid autumn leaves. Mi-.. Bdrt Palliser;acted as i best mail,..and -Messrs. Muir and -Williams 'as groomsmoii. The llev. P. W. Fairclotigh per-, formed tho ceremony. After the wedding a, reception-was held at the homo of the bride's sister, Mrs., A.. M. Lewis, at, Oriental Bay, where a large.- party of friends -assembled.. Tho , bridal bouquets were supplied by Miss Murray, Willis,Streets On Saturday afternoon a bazaar in aid of St. Mary's Home, Karori, was held in Mrs. Bnstowis garden, at Karori. -This .was got up by: a number of school children, among whom were tho Misses Eila Bristow, Rita Moss, |Kathleen Clayton, Katie Mackenzie, Ida Siinpson, and Rene M'Lennan. Thero were stalls for fancy goods, flowers, and sweets.:; Afternoon tea was served on the verandah, and during the afternoon a band, played ;,in the garden. There were, many visitors, many having come all the way from town. ■ Among them were Mesdames Moss, M'Ewan, Holmwood, and Didsbury, andMisses Coates, Duncan, and Putnam. Several elder girls helped with the- tea^i ; and us. k' result -of the . afternoon's work a profit of £3? was made for the funds of St;. Mary's Homo.

• • Announcement is made of the' engagement of Miss E. Tennant," of Timaru, t0... Dr. Mulesj'-of Woodville, son of the. Bishop- of Nelson.", ~Dr. arid .Mrs. Hassell, of Porirua, are paying'a>holiday visit to Ngarata.' . • -s ..' Mr. and Mrs. Beicombo-Brown, who, since they cams back to New Zealand,• have been, staying at-their cottage at the Upper Hutt, have.returned to town. ; , ; V. , Llarcourt arid Miss Harcourt,' who are leaving for England at the. beginningof nesti month, are. to -be "entertained at a' farewell lunch 'at the'racecourso oil Saturday, iebruary 29. ••' •'\ ■■. . .; Atitid.unccmont .is made of.-the.engagement of Miss Hazel/Brindley, daughter of' 'Mr.. J. }Y. Brindley, to Mr. Cyril Mackellar, of tho Bank of New South' Wales. V...

: Mrs.'- Alfred ■' Lindsay, sen.,; of Wellington,, loave' on a trip round the world ..by-jUio -Arawa.'on -'March 26. They will return from England Via America. - ■ Mrs. Logan! widow of tlio late Dr. Lpgiin, of Wellington (who died rccentlyin London), returned to Wellington; yesterday by the Mai'ama. '/■ ; ■ Mr. J. iF. ; . Mills and his wife (Dr. BlattsMills),, returned .by . tho' M arjinia ; yesterday from a,trip..round; the world.- .Tlioy'-visited Japan, .America, the United Kingdom, and tho;. Continent, and returned ; to Australia by the German liner Grosser. ICurf urst.. Mrs. Grundy, wife' of Mr. Thomas Grundy, headmaster , of the Clyde Quay School, and Miss Grundy, whe have been staying in; London arid the Midlands for some,' months past, arrived in Sydney by the Orohtes last week, and came 011 to Wellington by tho Marama. ;. . -Mrs. W. B. Woods and ' son, of Talavera Terrace, are leaving to-morrow on a twelvo -months' .'visit to the Homo Country, whoro the eldest- son; is at present studying for -.the;',medical" profession!